Flag of St George declared English icon

The flag of St George has been declared officially iconic by a Department for Culture, Media and Sport funded website, set up to identify those things which truly define Englishness and guaranteed to bring a tear to the eye of any oak-hearted Englishman as he sups a pint of warm ale in a timber-framed boozer while Jerusalem issues forth from the jukebox and Spitfires purge the skies above of Luftwaffe aircraft.

The St George's Flag - the emblem of St George and St George's Day - has made it into our official Icons of England collection. The flag is among 21 new icons which will be revealed to the nation on 28 April and its new iconic status will provide a boost to St George's Day celebrations on the 23rd.